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Stem Cell Transplant Reverses Woman's Diabetes in Groundbreaking First

  • A 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes started producing her own insulin after a stem cell transplant.
  • She is the first person with the disease to be treated using cells extracted from her own body.
  • The woman, who lives in Tianjing, now enjoys eating everything, especially hotpot.
  • The study, published in Cell, shows stunning results, reversing diabetes in the patient.
  • Researchers hope to expand the trial to more individuals and develop cells that can evade autoimmune responses.

Source: Nature

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